Animation Guild | We are 839 Digital Magazine
Issue link: http://digital.copcomm.com/i/1203639
BRADLEY ACHORN 9/5/2019 Though he had moved on to a second career as a software engineer, Achorn worked as a Technical Director for Disney and DreamWorks on the feature films Bolt, Shrek 4, Kung Fu Panda 2, Turbo, Puss 'n Boots and Rise of the Guardians. GORDON BRESSACK 8/30/2019 Nominated for five Daytime Emmys and winning three, Bressack was most well- known for his writing on Pinky and the Brain and Animaniacs, though his work on Tiny Toon Adventures, The Smurfs, and Darkwing Duck, among other projects is also of note. He was 68. JESSICA BROWN 1/12/2019 She shared her smile, effervescent personality and talent and worked as a Finaler and Texture Artist at Nickelodeon Animation Studios until recently, when she became a spokesperson for UX/UI design. She was 34. RUDY CATALDI 1/4/2019 "The Caboose of the Golden Age" got his start drawing in-betweens at Disney at age 16. His career spanned over five decades, from coast to coast, from beloved Disney films to Q. T. Hush Private Eye, which aired on Sheriff John's Lunch Brigade to the classic Hanna-Barbera TV series The Flintstones, Yogi Bear and Johnny Quest, just to name a few. He was 91. JACK DE MELLO 4/28/2019 The composer is perhaps best known for his synthesis of Hawaiian melodies and lush, contemporary orchestral music, but animation fans know he wrote the music for The Flintstones and The Jetsons, among other Hanna-Barbera series. He was 102. GIL DICICCO 12/9/2019 DiCicco's credits as a Background and Layout Artist span from features to TV and include The Great Mouse Detective, The Smurfs and Super Friends, among other well-known shows. He was 76. LARRY DITILLIO 3/16/2019 The creator of the She-Ra: Princess of Power bible wrote for She-Ra, He-Man and Fat Albert at Filmation, as well as Beast Wars and Transformers. Outside the animation industry, he was Story Editor on Babylon 5 and wrote for the role-playing game The Call of Cthulhu. He was 71. ERNESTO ELICANAL 9/4/2019 As a Character Layout Artist and Storyboard Artist at Film Roman and Klasky Csupo, Elicanal is best known for his work on The Simpsons, The Wild Thornberrys Movie and The Rugrats movies. JACK ENYART 10/13/2019 In addition to writing several Bugs Bunny TV specials, Enyart kept busy at just about every studio in town by writing for Scooby- Doo, Heathcliff, Bionic Six, Fraggle Rock, Duck Tales and Alvin and the Chipmunks, and occasionally lent his voice acting skills as well. He was 69. EVELYN FLETCHER 9/23/2019 Over the course of her animation career, she worked in the Xerox and Ink and Paint departments of Disney, Filmfair, Hanna- Barbera and Bill Melendez Productions. CRAIG GARDNER 10/22/2019 He painted backgrounds on such TV series as Dora the Explorer, RoboCop: Alpha Commando and The Angry Beavers at Warner Bros, New World, Marvel, Nickelodeon and Hanna-Barbera. CRAIG GRASSO 11/21/2019 Grasso saw himself as a regular guy with a passion for storytelling. He worked his magic as a Storyboard Artist on such feature films as Brave, Brother Bear, Lilo & Stitch and Mulan, and for several years shared his insights with CalArts students as their story instructor. He was 56. BETTE ISIS BAKER HOLMQUIST 6/20/2019 After a successful career as an Assistant Animator and Character Lead at Disney, Hanna-Barbera, and Filmation, Holmquist left the industry in the mid-90s to work for Disney Consumer Products. She was 76. JOE KWONG 5/4/2019 As an Animator/Modeler at Disney Feature Animation and later a Rigging Artist at Blue Sky, Kwong's coworkers knew him for his kind and friendly attitude, and his great aesthetic talent. MAURY LAWS 3/28/2019 Animation fans know Laws' work well. He wrote the music for The Little Drummer Boy, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, The Year Without Santa Claus, The Hobbit, Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey and The Wind in the Willows, among other favorites. He was 95. DIANA LEBOST 4/23/2019 Assistant Animator and children's book author, LeBost worked much of her career at DreamWorks, though she also spent time at Film Roman, Duncan Studios and Turner Feature. She recently did cleanup animation on Mary Poppins Returns and was proud of her work on The Iron Giant. T R I B U T E ON FEBRUARY 29TH, THE AFTERNOON OF REMEMBRANCE WILL PAY TRIBUTE TO THOSE IN THE ANIMATION INDUSTRY WHO PASSED AWAY LAST YEAR. HERE, WE MOURN THE LOSS OF SO MANY TALENTED INDIVIDUALS. HONORING OUR FELLOW ARTISTS 42 KEYFRAME